3 occurrences in 12 translations

'Command' in the Bible

So, now issue a decree to make these men stop [work], so that this city is not rebuilt until a [new] command is issued by me.

So the Jewish elders continued successfully with the building under the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished the building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and King Artaxerxes of Persia.

Verse ConceptsAdministrationArtaxerxes The KingNamed Prophets Of The LordGay Marriageprospering

So let's make a promise to our God by which we divorce all of these foreign wives as well as those born to them in accordance with the counsel of our Lord and of those who tremble at our God's command. Furthermore, let it be done according to the Law.

Verse ConceptsMarriage, Restrictions ConcerningReverence, And God's NatureCovenant RelationshipsTremblingActual DivorcesLater Covenants With God

Bible Theasaurus

Decree (141 instances)
Dictate (3 instances)
Dictation (8 instances)
Direct (89 instances)
Dominate (15 instances)
Enact (4 instances)
Mastery (7 instances)
Overlook (17 instances)
Possess (236 instances)
Require (110 instances)
Statement (129 instances)

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